Veteran news producer and former NBC Universal chief Jeff Zucker will become the president of CNN Worldwide in January, the network announced Thursday.

"Jeff's experience as a news executive is unmatched for its breadth and success," said Phil Kent, chairman and CEO of Turner Broadcasting System, CNN's parent company.

Zucker succeeds Jim Walton who has headed CNN Worldwide since 2003. As president, Zucker will oversee 23 branded news and information businesses, including CNN's U.S. television network, CNN International, HLN and CNN Digital. The latter includes CNN.com, one of the world's leading news websites.

I join you @bobcat in felicitating Mr.Zucker.
However permit to add ( if this thread even exists for him) that do a review also of the slanted and selective reporting we associate US media with.
Fat chance though of that happening.

I remember him, this is the guy that passed on "American Idol" when he was head on NBC saying nobody would ever like a show like that, and was also responsible for the Conan O'Brien/ Jay Leno debacle....GOOD LUCK!!!

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